Saturday, May 28, 2016

Just one more update to make my list of courses complete before I start rating them. I've recently completed 4 more courses (19 to 22 in the list). Since the last of these four courses was completed on April 18, 2016, it seems I have burned out on the science and math classes. The only class I've taken since then was one on the Music of the Beatles from Rutgers University. It was a refreshing change and gave me a reason to listen to all the Beatles songs on Spotify.

I've kept copious notes on my classes and now have two spiral binders to help me review the content of the classes. Reviews of the classes should be coming soon. Otherwise, my recollection of them will be too vague to be of much use.

Here is my list so far.
  1. Imagining Other Earths; Dave Spergel; Princeton; Astronomy; Sep 17, 2014-Dec 31, 2014; 16 weeks; 5-7 hours/week; coursera.
  2. Emergence of Life; Bruce Fouke; University of Illinois; Biology; Oct 20, 2014-Dec 14, 2014; 8 weeks; 4-6 hours/week; coursera.
  3. Introduction to Astronomy; Ronen Plesser; Duke University; Astronomy; Dec 1, 2014-Mar 16, 2015; 15 weeks; 6-12 hours/week; coursera.
  4. Astrobiology & the Search for Extraterrestial Life; Charles Cockrell; University of Edinburgh; Astrobiology; Dec 10, 2014-own pace; 9 hour total effort; coursera.
  5. Galaxies & Cosmology; S. George Djorgovski; CalTech; Cosmology; Jan 6, 2015-Mar 15, 2015; 10 weeks; coursera.
  6. Super Earths & Life; Dimitar Sasselov; Harvard; Astrobiology; Feb 10, 2015-Mar 22, 2015; EDX.
  7. The Science of the Solar System; Mike Brown; CalTech; Astronomy; Mar 30, 2015-Jun 9, 2015; 9 weeks; 2+ hours/week; coursera.
  8. Origins - Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth & Life; team taught; University of Copenhagen; Astronomy & Astrobiology; Apr 28, 2015-Jul 20, 2015; 12 weeks; coursera.
  9. Astrotech: Science & Technology Behind Astronomical Discovery; Andy Lawrence & Catherine Heymans; University of Edinburgh; Astronomy; May 18, 2015-Jun 28, 2015; 6 weeks; coursera.
  10. Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe; Brian Schmidt & Paul Francis; Australian National University; Jun 23, 2015-Aug 25, 2015;Astronomy; 9 weeks; 3 hours/week; EDX.
  11. Calculus 1; Jim Fowler; Ohio State; Aug 9, 2015-still have 3 weeks to go, own pace; Mathematics; 16 weeks; coursera.
  12. Planet Earth & You; Stephen Marshak & Eileen Herrstrom; University of Illinois; Geology; Sep 14, 2015- Oct 20, 2015; 5 weeks; coursera.
  13. Analyzing the Universe; Terry Matilsky; Rutgers; Sep 14, 2015-Nov 19, 2015; Astronomy; 6 weeks; coursera.
  14. Astrophysics: Exploring Exoplanets; Brian Schmidt & Paul Francis; Australian National University; Sep 15, 2015-Nov 17, 2015; Astronomy; 9 weeks; 3 hours/week; EDX.
  15. The Evolving Universe; S. George Djorgovski; CalTech; Sep 20, 2015-Dec 25, 2015, own pace; Cosmology; 5 chapters; coursera.
  16. From the Big Bang to Dark Energy; Hitoshi Murayama; University of Tokyo; Cosmology & Physics; Nov 2, 2015-Dec 25, 2015, own pace; 5 weeks; coursera.
  17. Astronomy: Exploring Time & Space; Chris Impey; University of Arizona; Oct 15, 2015-Dec 23, 2015, own pace; Astronomy; 11 weeks; coursera.
  18. History of Rockets: Part 1 - from Goddard to Apollo; Burton Dicht; IEEE; Rocketry & History; Nov 24, 2015-Dec 23, 2015; 4 modules; coursera.
  19. Confronting the Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy; Adam Frank; University of Rochester; Astronomy; Feb 1, 2016 - Mar 7, 2016;  4 weeks; coursera.
  20. Astrophysics: the Violent Universe; Brian Schmidt & Paul Francis; Australian National University; Astronomy; Feb 9, 2016 - Apr 12, 2016; 9 weeks; EDX
  21. Cosmology; Brian Schmidt & Paul Francis; Australian National University; Cosmology; Jan 15, 2016 - Apr 16, 2016;  9 weeks; EDX
  22. Conquest of Space: Space Exploration & Rocket Science; 9 instructors; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; Rocketry & History; Feb 9, 2016 - Apr 18, 2016; 7 weeks; EDX
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